Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,983 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 7,707 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31158, -120.04695
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,672–7,706 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31158, -120.04695

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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